260 pounds of drugs seized after ultralight drops pot

An attempt to smuggle marijuana into the United States by an airdrop from an ultralight aircraft was thwarted, the Border Patrol said.

An attempt to smuggle marijuana into the United States by an airdrop from an ultralight aircraft was thwarted, the Border Patrol said.

Two men were arrested and 260 pounds of marijuana were seized near Brown Field Municipal Airport in southern San Diego County. The marijuana was in 10 bundles inside a cargo cage dropped from the ultralight, authorities said.

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